Can BMW make the M4 Convertible
to be as fun as its brother, the M4 Coupe?
To find out, BMW
took a trip over to Munich to sample, over a series of twistier and some
high-speed cruising, the new 2015 M4 Convertible.
The M
division sees the M4 Convertible as a car requested by a small, yet passionate
and wealthy M3/M4 owners.
Immediately the M4 Convertible
stands out with the typical M design cues: an aggressive front apron, the 3D
shaped kidney grille with the M logo, the flared wheel arches and the iconic
four tailpipes. Add to these the beautiful Moonstone Metallic paint from the
BMW Individual catalog and some black wheels, and you have a looker on your
hands.
Compared
to the coupe, the M4 Convertible not only gets a retractable hardtop but also
gets an additional 250 kilograms of weight for a total of 1750 kilos (3858
lbs). The three-piece folding metal roof
can be operated at speeds up to
18km/h, an impressive engineering feature with a roof this large. It also takes
20 seconds to fully retract the roof, another impressive figure.
When
the roof is down, you have the choice to put up the wind blocker (if there’s
nobody in the back seat) and BMW now offers a first for an M car – an optional
neck warmer. Furthermore, the wind blocker folds into a small space and BMW has
thoughtfully given it its own storage area behind the folding rear seats.
One
good thing about riding with the top down is the pure sound of the engine. Yes,
it is not the V8 we all got to love in the previous generation M3, but the
growling sound from the 3.0 liter turbo is satisfying for most BMW fans.
Taking another
lesson learned from the 4 Series Convertible by using a button on the inside of
the boot lid which lets you lift the metal roof pieces up and down allowing for
easier loading of things to the boot.
By Millie Davis
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